Seals on New York Coliseum

Artist: Manship, Paul

Status: Removed

Title: Seals on New York Colisum (sculpture)

Dates: 1956

Medium: Cast-aluminum

Dimensions: 4 reliefs. Each 10.5 sq. ft.

Description: Four relief plaques depicting the seals of the United States, New York State, New York City and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.

Owner: Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York, New York

3 of 4 seals now located at Brookly Battery Tunnel entrance, New York, New York.

Formerly located on New York Coliseum, Columbus Circle, 8th Avenue & West 59th Street, New York, New York

Remarks: In conjunction with the demolition of the New York Coliseum in 1999, the seals were removed from the building. Three of the four reliefs have been relocated to the facade of Brooklyn Battery Tunnel building across from Battery Park. Since there is not enough space on the facade for the fourth relief, it is stored inside the building.

References:

Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, “Guide to Manhattan’s Outdoor Sculpture,” New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, p. 328.

Dunlap, David W., “The M.T.A. Removes 4 Huge Plaques From the Coliseum,” New York Times, September 24, 1999, p. 5.